Canadian DX Blog: April 2016

Monday 11 April 2016

Radio Station CHU

The National Research Council Time Signal is Canada's longest running but shortest radio programme. Radio Station CHU is based in Ottawa in Canada and the main transmitter powers are 3 kW at 3330 and 14 670 kHz, and 5 kW at 7850 kHz. The announcements are made by a talking clock using digitally recorded voices. The digital voice announcements entered into service in 1990. The voice in English is that of Harry Mannis (a former CBC announcer) and the voice in French is that of Simon Durivage (of Radio-Canada).

Radio Station CHU was heard on Monday, April 11, 2016. Was monitored from 04.15 - 04.50 UTC Time on 3330 kHz. Signal SINPO was fair to good with interference 33344. Station was heard on Tecsun PL-360.

Reception report was emailed on Monday, April 11, 2016. The QSL card received on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Address:

Radio Station CHU

1200 Montreal Road

Building M-36

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6

Email:

radio.chu@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Thursday 7 April 2016

The International Radio Serbia

I sent an email to the International Radio Serbia March 17, 2014 and I haven’t got any response from them till July 25, 2015, when the QSL card arrived, just six days before the station had been closed.

QSL card received after 495 days.

Date: March 17, 2014

Time: 22.15 to 22.30 UTC Time

Frequencies: 6100 kHz

QTH: Toronto, ON, Canada

SINPO: 33433 Moderately strong, but had more interference

Receiver: Tecsun PL-660

Antenna: Telescopic and 30 feet random wire

Transmitter Site: Bijeljina

The Unprofessional Job

It is hard to be a postman. It is hard to drive a car and deliver postcards, letters, boxes, parcels. I really don't want to underestimate their job, but some post officers are really funny. Let's see why. On March 17, 2016 I was monitoring WHRI on 7385 kHz.

I've sent an email and the following day sent the letter to their main address. See the picture bellow.

And today I've received the letter which I sent, with the message: Return to sender. No such number, unable to forward.

Really? No number? So what the number 61300 stands for? Even on Google Maps, on Street Views you can find their Mail Box next to the street which is labeled with the number 61300. Here is their address.

Thanks for non professional job. Whoever is a postman, I would send him/her to take a course again for the post officer.